How many episodes in 4 season: 18 episodes
It's Sophie's 16th birthday and Gene has gone way overboard, despite her request for a simple celebration.
Gene is set for a business trip to Memphis and brings along Nick, and he gets to perform at the legendary location in which Bluesman Robert Johnson was said to have sold his soul to the devil.
Gene heads to Long Island to visit his mother, and learns that has volunteered his services to host a fire-departments fund raising event, which includes a day of training for Gene as a firefighter.
Gene receives the honor of being the bell ringer at the New York Stock Exchange. Meanwhile at home, Shannon finds herself drawn towards late-night infomercials.
Sophie and her five hyperactive girl friends want to have a slumber party, which Gene agrees to take charge of once Shannon falls ill. But this will include keeping away a group of horny boys trying to crash the party, and must track down one girl who sneaks off with one of the boys to be alone.
Carrot Top is volunteered by Gene to crash a bachelorette party being held in Las Vegas. Sophie deals with her cheating boyfriend by putting him through the ringer.
In hopes of promoting family togetherness, Shannon guilt's them into participating in a 70's themed cuddle-mystery party.
Gene lends Snippy to his nephews when their dog passes away, hoping to ease their pain. Now he must find them a replacement dog before they become too attached to Snippy.
Gene takes over the role of the family's happy homemaker, after Shannon accepts a role in a movie about the Roller Derby.
Gene takes care of the daily chores around the house as Shannon recovers from an injury from her Roller Derby accident. Meanwhile, Nick has some out-of-town guests staying in the home.
With a week off from working for Gene, everyone finds out what it would be like if he slowed down his schedule and stayed around the house more often. Now the family must devise a plan to show him their appreciation.
Gene does a favor for his Kiss manager by heading off to Nashville to take a up-and-coming but bickering country band under his wing.
Nick's band hits a roadblock when all of their gear is stolen moments before their debut gig. Meanwhile Shannon convinces Gene to be social and attend a dinner party that unknowingly has another agenda.
While Gene is in Japan filming a monster movie, Shannon and Tracy go antiquing and buy a piece of furniture that sends them on a search for its original owner.
